Brahmacharini
Brahmacharini is a form of the Hindu goddess Mahadevi, venerated as Parvati, in the form of a female ascetic. She is the second of the Navadurga, and is worshipped on the second day of Navaratri. In her iconography, Brahmacharini is depicted wearing white clothes, holding a japamala in her right hand and a kamandalu in her left.
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- co occurs with
- Prakandasura, Chandraghanta, Skandamata, Katyayini, Kalaratri, Mahagauri, Siddhidatri, Śiva, Navadurgas, Brahma, Lakshmi, Kamadeva, Saraswati, Tarakasura, Kushmanda, Shailaputri
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- Parvati
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“She adopted the ascetic way of life characteristic of Shiva, dwelling in the mountains, practicing austerities, yoga, and asceticism, and subsisting solely on bael leaves and river water. In this form, she came to be revered as Brahmacharini.”
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“her nine appellations are (Navadurga): Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayini, Kalaratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidatri.”
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